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Chapter 135 Mansion Su

The Third Miss of Su Family, Su Yufei's birthday was coming. Wei Changying had known about her from Mrs. Huang and others. Su Yufei was the lineal eldest daughter of the second branch of the Su Family. Her father Su Mao's mother was not that of Madam Su. Although they were often very polite and Madam Su presented the same gifts to her as to others, Madam Su didn't treat her as well as the children of the eldest and the third branch. Wei Changying asked Madam Su, and she said Wei Changying could do as she saw fit.

Maybe Madam Su didn't worry too much about a niece's birthday, or maybe she wanted to take a test of her wife. Wei Changying pondered for a day, considering that Su Yufei and Shen Cangning seemed to have a good relationship. Last time when Shen Cangning ate her cousin Su Yuwu's parrot, didn't she just run into the room of Su Yufei to avoid Madam Su's annoyance? So Cangning presented her a gift that was not too expensive but delicate enough. The next day, Su Yufei also gave her a gift.

Madam Su never asked about this relationship. Wei Changying asked Mrs. Huang a little bit unsurely, and Mrs. Huang said straightforwardly, "Madam has several nieces, and there are many people in our family. On the whole, almost every month has a birthday. Third Miss Su is just junior generation, and Madam is now bothering about Fourth Miss. As long as you make no big mistakes, a few small things are not worth mentioning in Madam’s eyes.”

Wei Changying was relieved after being reminded.

In a few days, it was the ninth day of May. According to the rules at this time, it would be unlucky for the bride to go to other people's houses after marriage in the first month except for the third day when she came back to her parents' home. The restriction lasted for a month.

Madam Su cared about her younger daughter's marriage. Besides, in these days, she had sent someone to the Su Family to pick Shen Cangning up three times. Probably she was too serious on the day when she wanted to ask for their forgiveness, Shen Cangning believed that she would be punished after returning and grasped Old Madam Deng tightly.

Old Madam Deng loved her granddaughter, but she had to be polite. So she refused the Shen Family and said that she would leave her granddaughter to have a stay for a while.

So as soon as Wei Changying had stayed for a month, Madam Su ordered Shen Cangfeng to leave for half a day and accompany her to visit the Su Family.

Shen Cangfeng did not know that her mother intended to marry his sister to his cousin, thinking that it was just to see the elders in a month, so he ridiculed his wife, "I thought that we would wait until the day after tomorrow to visit my grandmother. I don't expect that my mother should ask me to take a day off and accompany you there, lest you miss the third uncle too much. I'm afraid that the mother will love you more than me."

Wei Changying thought that if it wasn't for Shen Cangning, how could your mother ask you to take a leave today? Even if I wanted to see Second Aunt alone, she may not agree to it! However, such words couldn't be said blandly, so she only smiled and said, "The mother has been famous for loving her daughters-in-law. Are you jealous?"

"My wife is virtuous and kind, so it is natural for her to have the elders' favor," Shen Cangfeng gently twisted her cheek and laughed, "Is your husband so stingy?"

Wei Changying slapped him lightly and glanced at him, "After saying, you should touch me. Aren't you stingy?"

Shen Cangfeng said, "Ah, all right. I am very stingy. I am angry now, and how do you plan to comfort your husband?"

"As a man, how could you be so stingy? Why should I comfort you?" Wei Changying turned over and found a candied fruit in the drawer beside her hands and handed it to him, "For your mother's sake, I will give you a candied fruit and you eat it. Just like that."

Shen Cangfeng said in earnest, "You underestimate me! With just one candied fruit, you want to send me away! If you don't give me three, I can't forgive you!"

The two came to the Mansion Su with laughter all the way. Because the nephew and his newly married wife came for the first time, the first young madam of Su Family, Mrs. Deng, and the third young madam of Su Family, Mrs. Gu stood at the door together to greet them.

Mrs. Deng was the grandniece of Old Madam Deng. Wei Changying heard from Mrs. Huang that Mrs. Deng was the linear cousin of Deng Zongqi, who saved Wei Changying at Little Bamboo Hill.

Mrs. Deng married Su Ruoqian, the eldest young master of the Su Family, who was the son of a concubine. Although he had the name of a grandson, he couldn’t compare with the deceased second young master Su Yuxian. But after Su Yuxian's death, his wife Shen Cangzhu went back to the Count Xiangning Mansion. Besides, the fourth young master of the Su Family was not married yet. So there was only a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Deng, in the eldest branch to help the first madam handle with the family.

Mrs. Deng was born very beautiful. Although she had a daughter, she was still looking shinning and slim. But she didn't say much. It seemed that she would think every word twice before speaking. Wei Changying speculated that it was because of the status of Su Ruoqian in the Su Family. He was the eldest grandson, but because he was the son of a concubine, he could not be considered to take over the lead of the family in the presence of lineal brothers. But now his lineal brother Su Yuxian died, and the other lineal brother Su Yuliang was unable to take the responsibility.

In this case, if Su Ruoqian and Mrs. Deng behaved mediocrely, their father's wife, Madam Qian, would believe that they deliberately encumbered the eldest branch; if they behaved actively, Madam Qian might think that they had some plans.

In particular, Madam Qian had to ask Mrs. Deng to help her because Shen Cangzhu returned to her family. Mrs. Deng couldn't be too stupid or clever, so she had to be careful.

The third young madam Mrs. Gu was born in Hongzhou. Probably because her husband Su Yuyuan was the lineal eldest son of the second branch, and the first and third branches were polite to the second branch because they were afraid to force them to the opposite side. Mrs. Gu didn't have many scruples, so she was very enthusiastic on the way.

Wei Changying answered politely and came with them to the hall. Everyone was there. The situation was different from that of the Shen Family when Wei Changying served tea to the guests. There were more girls in the Su Family.

At a glance, everywhere was splendid and ringing. There were all of the unmarried Misses dressed in colorful clothes. Unlike the Shen Family in the Grand Preceptor Mansion, where there was no unmarried Miss except Shen Cangning. Although the two Misses of Count Xiangning Mansion were at home, she saw neither of them last time.

These unmarried Misses did not follow their parents, but they surrounded an old lady with gray hair and a brown dress.

This must be Old Madam Deng. Duanmu Xinmiao might be influenced by her teacher Ji Qubing, and she didn't have the so-called benevolence of a doctor. However, she had learned excellent medical techniques from Ji Qubing. In these days, Old Madam Deng looked hale and healthy. She could come out and see the juniors. Wei Changying hadn’t seen Old Madam Deng before she was ill. Now seeing her like that, she couldn’t believe that Old Madam Deng had been so sick that her daughter, who had been married for many years, rushed back and lived here for several days to look after her.

Mrs. Deng and Mrs. Gu, who led the couple in, returned to serve Old Madam Deng and Madam Qian on the right. Someone had already put on a brocade for the couple to kneel and salute Old Madam Deng.

Old Madam Deng kindly let them up and asked people to bring a pair of Ruyi Jades as a meeting gift. She smiled and said, "I heard that you have been very intimate these days, and now it proves that you really match each other. It seems that the elders have very good eyesight, knowing that you are perfectly matched."

Wei Changying was slightly blushed, but Shen Cangfeng said with a smile, "Maternal grandmother, you are right. The father's eyesight has always been good, and so does Grandfather Wei."

Everyone laughed. The laughter of a group of beautiful girls surrounding Old Madam was particularly crisp.

Old Madam laughed and joked, "I would have told you a few words to treat your wife well, which seems to be unnecessary now."

Madam Qian said with a smile, "How does the mother need to tell him? I think that his heart has tied to his wife. Today he should be on duty in the palace, but now he has come to our house,” she cast aside, “It’s the niece of the third younger sibling. She will always be lucky.”

Next to her was a beautiful and indifferent lady in blue, and she was not squinted. But the woman in blue went down further. A dignified lady with Lvyi, pan tilted bun, good-looking face, apricot eyes and peach cheeks, after listening to these words, the two eyebrows frowned slightly, said lukewarmly, "This is of course."

Having said this, she felt that there was something in Madam Qian's words, and she gently smiled. "If the blessing is not good, will our big brother-in-law and elder sister see it?"

Wei Changying speculated that this beauty in green was her only blood Granny Wei Zhengyin. The words made her think of Madam Su's private agreement with Wei Zhengyin as the relatives by marriage. But the luck that was picked out by Shen Xuan and Madam Su referred to herself, or Su Yuwu?

If it referred to her cousin Su Yuwu, there would be implications between the words because the early death of Su Yuxian led to Su Yuwu being favored by his grandfather Su Pingzhan.

Either way, it could be seen that there was a rivalry between Wei Zhengyin and Madam Qian. Previously, Madam Su's words that the two were in harmony were just politeness.

Madam Qian seemed a little surprised that Wei Zhengyin would not save her face before the juniors who came to salute for the first time, and there were annoyance and hatred in her eyes.

Old Madam Deng coughed and said, "You should also meet your aunts and cousins," she added, "Your grandfather, uncles, and male cousins are now on duty. They don't know in advance that you will come today, so they haven't been able to take the leave. Don't blame them."

Shen Cangfeng and Wei Changying didn't blame them at all, and they went to salute all the way from Madam Qian. Sure enough, the madam in blue was the second aunt Mrs. Zhang, and the beautiful madam in green was Wei Zhengyin. Wei Zhengyin did not save the face of Madam Qian in public, but she was very affectionate with her nephew and niece. She held Wei Changying's hands, looked carefully, and sighed, "In a flash, you have grown up now. I remember that when you were brought back to Fengzhou, you were still in the swaddle. How time flies!" she added that Changying looked beautiful, "Your father and mother were born beautiful, but you are superior to them."

This point was recognized by Mrs. Zhang, "I have known that the Wei Family has many beauties before I married here. The third younger sibling is beautiful, but Changying is superior to you when you are young,” she laughed, “I just remembered it suddenly, and the third younger sibling shouldn't be annoyed with me.”

Wei Zhengyin said, "All of you haven't seen my elder brother except the mother. Although he has been ill for many years, when it comes to appearance, no one in my mother's siblings can match him. Besides, he is unworldly by temperament. To be arrogant, I haven't seen a person in the capital resembling him for so many years. Changying is his eldest daughter, and it's reasonable that she is more beautiful than I when I was young."

There were few people who had seen Wei Zhenghong, but many people had heard the rumors of his extraordinary style, so everyone regretted Wei Zhenghong for a while. Madam Qian was left by the side, and she was very upset and said, "Okay, the Wei Family has so many beauties, and the second younger sibling has heard about it before she married. Now seeing you stand together, we feel that you are the beauties walking out of a portrait on the wall. The mother just recovered, and I'm afraid that she couldn’t be outside for too long. Should we let these two children see their sisters first and then sit down to talk?"

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